Switzerland will be represented by six cultural figures, while a trio will take over the Nordic pavilion

What might the fallout be after Creative Australia’s unpopular decision to cancel Khaled Sabsabi’s project? Plus, AI art beyond this week’s open letter and a chat about Catlett’s terracotta sculpture ‘Tired’

The CEO of Creative Australia yesterday admitted to an estimates committee that the country's pavilion could be empty in 2026

The Zanzibar-born cultural activist has been a supporter of Black artists since the 1980s

Last year’s Golden Lion winner Archie Moore and the National Association for the Visual Arts are among those to speak out in support of Sabsabi after he was dropped by Creative Australia

The head of Creative Australia’s visual arts department and the board member and artist Lindy Lee among those who have reportedly left their posts

Move follows an article in The Australian newspaper, which called attention to controversial works by the artist including depictions of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

Sabsabi’s curator will be Michael Dagostino, who also came up through the multicultural western Sydney arts scene

Kouoh, who has directed the Cape Town museum since 2019, said it is a “privilege” to “compose an exhibition that I hope will carry meaning for the world we currently live in”

Barrada was selected for her “multidisciplinary practice that brings together various artistic and social communities in search of a new utopia”

Georgina Jackson, the director of The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art at Trinity College, Dublin, will be the pavilion's curator

Abbas Akhavan will represent Canada, while Merike Estna flies the flag for Estonia